WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY. BEING ORGANIZED CAN BE MAKING
TIME FOR BREAKFAST OR A TARDY
SLIP.
SLIP.
SLIP. ORGANIZED YOU'RE ON TIME,
DISORGANIZED YOU'RE RUNNING
LATE.
LATE.
LATE. CHRISTINA, THOSE ADVANTAGES FOR
SOME ARE TIMES THREE.
YOU HAVE THREE LITTLE ONES.
>> I KNOW.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING.
ALL SMOOTH SAILING, EVERYTHING
WAS GOOD.
WAS GOOD.
WAS GOOD. TWO OLDEST WERE ON THEIR GAME.
MY YOUNGEST DECIDED SHE WANTED
TO BE MOLLY THE MATE.
STARTED CLEANING THE CABINETS,
WALLS, INSIDE OF THE SINK.
I'M LIKE SINCE WHEN DID YOU
CARE ABOUT THE TOOTHPASTE STUCK
ON THE SIDE?
THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY. SHE'S HERE WITH SIMPLY
THAT'S OKAY. SHE'S HERE WITH SIMPLYúORGANIZE
>> LET'S START OFF WITH THIS.
CLEANING TACTIC IS USUALLY A
SIGN THAT MAYBE THEY'RE A
LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT SOMETHING
WITH THE START OF SCHOOL COMING
UP, MAYBE ITS SOMETHING THEY
ARE NERVOUS ABOUT THEY HAVEN'T
TOLD YOU ABOUT.
DON'T DISCREDIT THE FACT SHE'S
NOW TAKING THIS INTEREST IN
CLEANING.
CLEANING.
CLEANING. TAKE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE, LET
HER CLEAN.
HER CLEAN. >> I WAS LIKE WE'VE GOT TO GO.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TARDY.
>> SIT DOWN AND HAVE A QUICK
CONVERSATION, EYE TO EYE AND
SAY WHAT'S GOING ON, WHY ALL
THE CLEANING?
THE CLEANING? THE OTHER THING THAT WOULD HAVE
HELPED YOU IS A MORNING ROUTINE
BOARD.
BOARD.
BOARD. WE
BOARD. WE USE THESE IN THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. IT MAPS OUT EXPECTATIONS.
IT ALLOWS KIDS TO KNOW WHAT
EXPECTATIONS ARE THROUGH THE
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THIS IS OUR AFTERNOON BOARD.
YES, I DO THIS EVERYDAY WITH MY
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. >>
KIDS. >> YOU DO THIS EVERYDAY.
DON'T LIE KARA.
>> EVERYDAY I DO IT.
MORN, AFTERNOON, I SPELL OUT
BECAUSE AS A MOM I HATE
ANSWERING QUESTIONS OVER AND
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
SO THIS GIVES THEM LIKE HEY,
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING
HOMEWORK NOW.
HOMEWORK NOW. INSTEAD OF TELLING THEM WHAT TO
DO, I ASK THE QUESTION, HAVE
YOU LOOKED AT THE BOARD?
>> IS THAT MENTAL BREAK FOR MOM
OR KID?
OR KID?
OR KID? >> OF COURSE IT'S FOR BOTH.
EVERYBODY NEEDS A MENTAL BREAK
AFTER A LONG DAY OF SCHOOL.
MENTAL BREAK ALLOWS THEM TO
COMPLETE THEIR HIGH FIVE AND
DECOMPRESS.
DECOMPRESS. THEY'VE BEEN AT SCHOOL ALL DAY.
THEIR BRAINS ARE SHOT.
IT'S REALLY TRICKY TO GIVE THEM
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. IF YOU DON'T GIVE THEM THE
TIME, IF YOU SIT DOWN TO DO
HOMEWORK, IT'S GOING TO BECOME
A NIGHTMARE.
A NIGHTMARE. THAT'S THE FRUSTRATION BATTLE.
>> SPEAKING OF HOMEWORK, HERE'S
SOMETHING TO KEEP THEM ON TIME
AFTER SCHOOL.
AFTER SCHOOL. >> LIKE I SAID, BATTLING
HOMEWORK IS EVERY PARENT'S
NIGHTMARE.
NIGHTMARE. SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE TOOLS FOR
BOTH SETTING UP SYSTEMS FOR
THOSE KIDS THAT DO INDEPENDENT
HOMEWORK, KIDS THAT NEED HELP
FROM MOM AND DAD, AND KIDS OR
SIBLINGS GOT ON FOR
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE THING,
MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS ARE NOT
HUNGRY.
HUNGRY.
HUNGRY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SNACKS, GRAB
AND GOES.
AND GOES.
AND GOES. >> YESTERDAY I PICKED UP THE
CLEANER, MOLLY THE MAID,
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. SHE'S LIKE I'M STARVING LAID
OUT IN THE BACK.
I'M LIKE LOOK UNDER THE BACK
SEAT.
SEAT.
SEAT. YOU'LL FIND GOLD FISH, PROBABLY
A WHOLE MEAL UNDER THERE.
>> KEEP SNACKS IN THEIR
BACKPACK OR LUNCHBOXES SO IF
YOU FORGET TO GRAB THEM OR
YOU'RE RUNNING LATE, THEY'VE
GOT A BACK UP.
>> GREAT.
>> GREAT.
>> GREAT. >> FOR KIDS THAT NEED NO HELP
FROM MOM AND DAD, THESE ARE
KIDS INDEPENDENT LEARNERS,
REALLY NEED TO SIT DOWN QUIETLY
TO GET HOMEWORK DONE.
WE RECOMMEND A CAROUSEL OR
CADDY THEY CAN MOVE AROUND THE
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO HOMEWORK
AT A DESK.
THEY'VE BEEN AT A DESK ALL DAY.
LET THEM SIT ON THE TRAMPOLINE,
OUTSIDE ON THE DRIVEWAY,
KITCHEN TABLE, WHEREVER THEY'RE
COMFORTABLE.
COMFORTABLE. THEY CAN SIT ON THE FLOOR WITH
ONE OF THESE TRAYS AND STACK
GOODIES ON EITHER SIDE.
IT GIVES THEM FREEDOM,
CREATIVITY AND NOT A RIGID
SPACE.
SPACE.
SPACE. >>
SPACE. >> IT MAKES IT A LITTLE FUN.
WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO, KEEP
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. >>
GOING. >> THAT WAS OUR INDEPENDENT
LEARNER.
LEARNER.
LEARNER. THE CAROUSEL WORKS WELL FOR
KIDS THAT NEED HELP FROM MOM
AND DAD.
AND DAD.
AND DAD. USUALLY A DRAWER IN THE KITCHEN
OR CAROUSEL THAT'S CLOSE TO THE
TABLE, THE ISLAND, BAR IN YOUR
KITCHEN AREA.
KITCHEN AREA. THEY CAN SIT WHILE YOU'RE
PREPPING DINNER.
PREPPING DINNER. THEN ALLOWING YOU TO ANSWER A
FEW QUESTIONS HERE AND THERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BUY ALL
THIS MATERIAL.
THIS MATERIAL. YOU PROBABLY HAVE IT ALL IN
YOUR HOME.
YOUR HOME. SET UP A SCAVENGER HUNT FOR
YOUR KIDS.
YOUR KIDS. I GEEK OUT OVER NEW SCHOOL
SUPPLIES ALL THE TIME.
SCAVENGER HUNTS TO GET THEM
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. >>
GOING. >> BEFORE WE G YOU STARTED THIS
NEW SERIES.
NEW SERIES. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IT'S CALLED THE ORGANIZED
STUDENT.
STUDENT.
STUDENT. >> IT'S A SIX PART SERIES THAT
TALKS ABOUT HOW THROUGH THEIR
LEARNING, HOW THEIR BRAINS
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. HOW
WORK. HOW TO KEEP THEM ORGANIZED WITH
PLANNERS, STUDYING, NOTE
TAKING, THINGS LIKE THIS.
>> GET THEM ON TRACK.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, TO REACH
KARA IRVINE OR SIMPLY ORGANIZED
CHAOS, GO TO GREAT DAY HOUSTON.
DEB, WHEN THINGS GO SIDEWAY, I
HAVE HER ON SPEED DIAL.
>> CHRISTINA, YOUR DAUGHTER
THAT LIKES TO CLEAN, I'M
PICKING HER UP FROM CAR POOL
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I'LL GIVE HER